Nonprofit · EIN 11-6037082
MONTAUK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Tax-exempt · MONTAUK, NY 11954
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,650,062 | $2,528,129 | $121,933 | $4,915,343 | $111,332 | $4,804,011 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 (amended) | $2,038,376 | $2,230,556 | -$192,180 | $4,772,434 | $95,391 | $4,677,043 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $547,106
- of which government grants
- $139,975
- Program service revenue
- $1,407,322
- Investment income
- $5,423
- Net rental income
- $57,330
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$17,288
- Net income from fundraising events
- $181,361
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $451,520
- Other revenue
- $690,211
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $150,462
- Other salaries and wages
- $956,076
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,356,274
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $3,500
- Accounting fees
- $35,480
- Occupancy
- $65,531
- Depreciation
- $233,558
- Program services (functional)
- $2,181,777
- Management and general (functional)
- $323,366
- Fundraising (functional)
- $22,986
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,772,434
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,915,343
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $111,332
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,804,011
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $3,247,107
- Publicly traded securities
- $723,805
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $4,502,045
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $301,966
- Gross receipts
- $3,751,737
- Employees
- 46
- Volunteers
- 15
- Year formed
- 1967
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA CERTIC | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $144,462 | $6,000 |
| JOSEPH A GAVIOLA | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTHA REICHERT | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| RORI FINAZZO | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD F WHITE JR | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARILYN BOGDAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN D'AGOSTINO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| NICHOLAS RACANELLI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE MARCLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN MCDONALD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER WATERMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIA CERTIC | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $105,731 |
| JOSEPH A GAVIOLA | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| MARTHA REICHERT | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| RICHARD F WHITE JR | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| ANDREW HARRIS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| MARILYN BOGDAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICHOLAS RACANELLI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JULIE MARCLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN MCDONALD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RORI FINAZZO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL MIRRAS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2000 MONTAUK HWY, MONTAUK, NY 11954-5600
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MIA CERTIC
- Signed the 990
- JOSEPH A GAVIOLA, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (631) 668-2544
- Return prepared by
- CULLEN & DANOWSKI LLP
Mission
THE PURPOSE OF THE MONTAUK HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS TO COLLECT, RESTORE, PRESERVE AND DISPLAY HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT BUILDINGS, OBJECTS AND WRITINGS AND TO PRESERVE AND SHARE THE HISTORY AND CULTURES OF MONTAUK AND THE EAST END FOR THIS AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.
Program accomplishments
- THE LIGHTHOUSE MUSEUM: THE MONTAUK HISTORICAL SOCIETY OWNS AND MAINTAINS THE MONTAUK POINT LIGHTHOUSE MUSEUM. THE MONTAUK POINT LIGHTHOUSE HAS LONG BEEN FAMED AS THE SYMBOL OF LONG ISLAND AND ONE OF AMERICA'S OLDEST LIGHTHOUSES. AUTHORIZED IN 1792 BY THE SECOND CONGRESS UNDER PRESIDENT GEORGE WASHINGTON, IT WAS BUILT BY NEW YORK ARCHITECT, JOHN MCCOMB, IN 1796. ON MARCH 5, 2012, THE MONTAUK POINT LIGHTHOUSE WAS DESIGNATED A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK, JOINING THE RANKS OF ONLY 11 OTHER LIGHTHOUSES IN THE COUNTRY THAT HAVE BEEN SO HONORED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR BECAUSE OF THEIR EXCEPTIONAL VALUE IN ILLUSTRATING AND INTERPRETING THE HERITAGE OF OUR NATION. THE LIGHTHOUSE TOWER AND MUSEUM ARE OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND TOURS ARE AVAILABLE FOR SCHOOLS AND OTHER GROUPS. EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS ARE HELD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR ON THE LIGHTHOUSE GROUNDS. THE LIGHTHOUSE MUSEUM, WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE 1860 KEEPERS' HOUSE, DISPLAYS AN ASSORTMENT OF HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS AND IS HOME TO SEVERAL UNIQUE COLLECTIONS. IN ADDITION TO THE HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND DWELLINGS, THE COLLECTION INCLUDES NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, SHIP MODELS, FURNITURE, AND WHALING INDUSTRY ARTIFACTS. THERE ARE EXHIBITS SHOWING THE HISTORY OF THE LIGHTHOUSE AND THE EROSION CONTROL EFFORTS THAT HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED OVER THE YEARS. THE LIGHTHOUSE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION FEATURES TWO EXCLUSIVE ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS. ONE OF THESE IS THE CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORIZATION TO CONSTRUCT A LIGHTHOUSE AT MONTAUK POINT AND IS SIGNED BY THEN SECRETARY OF STATE, THOMAS JEFFERSON. THE OTHER IS THE FEDERAL AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE THE LAND AT MONTAUK POINT FOR THE PURPOSE OF BUILDING A LIGHTHOUSE. THAT DOCUMENT IS SIGNED BY THEN PRESIDENT GEORGE WASHINGTON. THE SECOND HOUSE MUSEUM: SECOND HOUSE, BUILT IN 1746 AND REBUILT IN 1797, WAS ORIGINALLY A DWELLING FOR A LIVESTOCK KEEPER AND HIS FAMILY. IT WAS ONE OF ONLY THREE HOUSES THAT EXISTED IN MONTAUK IN THE LATE 18TH AND EARLY 19TH CENTURIES. THE OLDEST AND MOST HISTORIC DWELLING STILL STANDING IN MONTAUK, IT REMAINS THE SUBJECT OF A METICULOUS RESTORATION BY THE TOWN OF EAST HAMPTON, WHICH HAS FINISHED ALL EXTERIOR WORK AND IS TURNING TO THE INTERIOR. AS WE AWAIT COMPLETION OF THE BUILDING, WE CONTINUE TO PLAN OUR NEW MUSEUM. THE MONTAUK INDIAN MUSEUM: THE MONTAUK INDIAN MUSEUM IS DEDICATED TO THE PRESERVATION OF THE PRE CONTACT HISTORY OF THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF MONTAUK. IT IS HOME TO FOUR MURALS DEPICTING LIFE IN MONTAUK IN DIFFERENT ERAS BEFORE EUROPEAN SETTLEMENT, ALONG WITH AN EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF POINTS AND TOOLS. THE MONTAUK OCEANS INSTITUTE: THE MONTAUK OCEANS INSTITUTE IS A MUSEUM ON THE LIGHTHOUSE GROUNDS WHOSE AIM IS TO HEIGHTEN AWARENESS OF THE HEALTH OF OUR OCEANS THROUGH EXHIBITS, LECTURES, AND EVENTS. IT IS NOW HOME TO AN INTERACTIVE VIRTUAL AQUARIUM POPULATED BY 18 SPECIES OF MONTAUK UNDERSEA LIFE, WHICH IS A VALUABLE TOOL IN TEACHING AWARENESS OF THE WATERS THAT SURROUND US. THE CARL FISHER HOUSE AND ANNEX: THE CARL FISHER HOUSE AND ANNEX, A HISTORIC PROPERTY BUILT BY DEVELOPER CARL FISHER IN THE MID-1920'S, WAS PURCHASED IN DECEMBER 2021 BY THE TOWN OF EAST HAMPTON WITH COMMUNITY PRESERVATION FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF HAVING IT PRESERVED AND TURNED INTO A MUSEUM AND HISTORY CENTER. THE MONTAUK HISTORICAL SOCIETY SIGNED A LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR THAT PURPOSE WITH THE TOWN IN 2022. THE HOUSE, WHICH AWAITS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS BY THE TOWN, IS CURRENTLY BEING USED AS A MONTAUK HISTORICAL SOCIETY HEADQUARTERS AND ALSO AS A VENUE FOR EXHIBITS AND LECTURES ABOUT LOCAL HISTORY.Expenses $2,181,777 · revenue $1,407,322
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 11-6037082
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1964
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A80)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,915,343
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,751,737
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,650,062 | $2,528,129 | $4,915,343 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $2,038,376 | $2,230,556 | $4,772,434 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,010,204 | $1,902,173 | $4,941,126 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 11-6037082).
Questions about MONTAUK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
- What is the EIN of MONTAUK HISTORICAL SOCIETY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MONTAUK HISTORICAL SOCIETY is 11-6037082.
- Is MONTAUK HISTORICAL SOCIETY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1964.
- Are donations to MONTAUK HISTORICAL SOCIETY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MONTAUK HISTORICAL SOCIETY file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of MONTAUK HISTORICAL SOCIETY due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did MONTAUK HISTORICAL SOCIETY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of MONTAUK HISTORICAL SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names MIA CERTIC.
- Who are the officers and directors of MONTAUK HISTORICAL SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 11 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $144,462 (MIA CERTIC, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does MONTAUK HISTORICAL SOCIETY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $2,650,062, expenses of $2,528,129 and total assets of $4,915,343 at year end.
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